The main item of Israel-related coverage in the UK media today is the scheduled meeting between Israeli and PA representatives in Jordan, set to take place tomorrow. The Independent, Guardian, Daily Telegraph, Reuters and BBC Online note this latest development. The Guardian also notes the fall in the value of the Iranian currency as a result of sanctions, and has a piece on the rise of the Islamists in Egypt. The Independent, Daily Mail, Financial Times, and City AM report on the latest Iranian missile tests and the Independent has pieces on the Arab League’s call for an end to regime violence in Syria, and (together with Sky News Online and BBC Online) Gaza Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh’s visit to the Mavi Marmara ship during his trip to Turkey. The Daily Telegraph has an editorial on the Iranian missile tests and the general instability in the region. The Times has interviews with members of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra who doubt that they will come to the UK again after their concert was heckled and disrupted by pro-Palestinian activists last year. The Financial Times and Reuters note efforts by the Arab League to defend its monitoring mission in Syria. Reuters also runs a piece on the details and aims of current US sanctions against Iran. The Daily Mail notes Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak’s assessment that the Assad regime in Syria has ‘only weeks left.’ The Times has an additional piece on Iran’s nuclear programme which notes an apparent hint form IDF chief of Staff Benny Gantz that Israel is unlikely to act alone against the threat.

On Monday, the Guardian, Daily Telegraph, Times and Scotsman noted anger in Israel at the use by extremist Ultra-Orthodox Jews of Holocaust imagery in a demonstration over the weekend. The Guardian, Daily Telegraph, Independent, noted the testing by Iran of a medium range missile in the Gulf. The Guardian had an additional piece on the renewal by Israel of an arrest warrant against a Fatah gunman in Jenin. The Daily Telegraph, Independent and Reuters noted calls for the withdrawal of Arab League monitors from Syria.

Over the weekend, the Observer ran a piece calling for international intervention in Syria. The Guardian and Sky News Online noted an Iranian statement expressing readiness to recommence talks on its nuclear programme. The Independent reported a unity deal between two major Syrian opposition groups. BBC Online, meanwhile, noted a test of a medium range missile by Iran. The Sunday Express noted that Iran has delayed testing its new long range missiles.

In the Israeli media today, all papers focus on the planned meeting between Israeli and Palestinian representatives in Jordan today. Haaretz has a piece on the Iranian missile tests and an article on plans to cease activity at Israel’s nuclear plant in Dimona should missiles reach Israel’s home front. All papers focus on the planned meeting between Israeli and Palestinian representatives in Amman. Haaretz notes a statement by the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt that they plan to put the peace treaty with Israel to a referendum. Ynetnews notes the revealing of credit details of a number of Israelis by Saudi hackers. Ynetnews also quotes Defence Minister Barak’s estimation of the impact of sanctions on Iran. Israel Hayom quotes from an al-Hayat interview with Dr. Rashad, second in command of the Muslim Brotherhood movement in Egypt.